@BoingBoing if only she only told only him only that only she only loved only him only
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Whoever wrote instructions doesn't know English. ON --> IN RT
@BoingBoing: English is weird. http://boingboing.net/2015/05/01/english-is-weird.html …pic.twitter.com/1YQJsEI2qt
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@sqlqueen@BoingBoing it happens to a lot of us who brave learning a new language. You should hear/see how Americans speak/write Spanish
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@dzavalza Yes, correct prepositions are very difficult when learning a new language. I just thought this was written by a native speaker.
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@BoingBoing That's why English is such an awesome language, almost infinite flexibility - 1 more reply
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@BoingBoing move around an adverb and you will get different meanings. Nothing weird, applies to many languagesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BoingBoing@cmdrsue this is a perfect example of why I love the English language.#versatilThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BoingBoing you should place only next to the word or words whose meaning it restricts or limits. Only is adverb.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BoingBoing Usage of Only: the traditional view is that, to avoid ambiguity,Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BoingBoing Example 1) the meaning of only restricts to object;him. Example 2) the meaning of only restricts to verb;toldThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BoingBoing Only:2)with the negative or unfortunate result that. I.e., "she only told him that she loved him".Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BoingBoing Only: adverb, 1)no one or nothing more besides. I.e., "she told him that she only loved him".Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BoingBoing Merely placing the word "only" anywhere in the sentence changes meaning, Add punctuation variables for more nuance.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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